S> You got me thinking about the Vincent Firefly - I have a 1950s magazine
S> with an article on it somewhere, and went googling about, but instead
S> found the Vincent Amanda water scooter. Now I suppose all you old hands
S> know all about this, but I was stunned - did Vincent make a Jet- Ski in
S> the 1950s !! I knew they did some lifeboat engines, but what was this ?
S>
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S> I know its not stationary, but I am curious if someone can tell me more
S> about it.
S> Steve
It wasn't quite a jet ski as there was a conventional prop and rudder
rather than pump and steerable jet, but the idea was certainly similar. The
engine btw was a doubled up version of the little 'universal' referred to
in the ebay listing. Unfortunately, so the story goes, the execution left
something to be desired and engine heat softened the plastic hull, leading
to several sinkings, one of which resulted in a death, and the project was
quietly dropped. Another Great British might-have-been.
I was interested to note that the seller referred to the Firefly engine
being built by Garelli (didn't know that), I believe the design was
originally aquired from Miller, Vincent's long time electrical equipment
supplier.
Now lets see if pipex will let me post at 'peak time'
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